(from NACUBO) The National Association of College and University Business Officers convened six leaders to discuss how their use of data has changed since the pandemic began. The conclusion was the need to use data to support decision-making is stronger
than ever. They suggested these six ways to make better use of data:
- Define analytics for your institution: "Each institution is unique, which makes having a shared vision for analytics across institutions challenging."
- Build time for the strategic: "Analytics can support decision-making during crises and beyond."
- Invest in meaningful collaboration: "Sometimes when different departments collaborate, they struggle to find common ground and may even have distrust for one another."
- Set realistic and purposeful goals for data management and use: "Mismanagement of data and errors in analyses exacerbate concerns about data quality."
- Provide support and set expectations: "Take the time to make sure that people understand what the data is telling them."
- Creatively invest in staff: "One approach for addressing the staffing challenge is changing policies about work arrangements."
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